13F-HR 1 blum13f0309.txt FORM 13F FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2009 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment: [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Blum Capital Partners, L.P. Address: 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94133 File 13F File Number: 28-4768 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, and all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Gregory D. Hitchan Title: Partner, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary Phone: (415) 434-1111 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan San Francisco, California May 15, 2009 Report Type: [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE * * * * * FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 18 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,555,259 List of Other Included Managers: NONE * * * * * FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AMERICAN REPROGRAPHICS COMPANY COM 029263100 7309 2064601 SH Sole 2064601 AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 05367P100 82309 9005330 SH Sole 9005330 CAREER EDUCATION CORP. COM 141665109 393228 16411859 SH Sole 16411859 CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC. COM 12497t101 153470 38081776 SH Sole 38081776 COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC. COM 19421W100 29682 3047446 SH Sole 3047446 ECHOSTAR CORPORATION COM 278768106 27324 1842500 SH Sole 1842500 ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. COM 286082102 46444 4739156 SH Sole 4739156 ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 29481V108 35459 6741225 SH Sole 6741225 FIRST AMERICAN CORP. COM 318522307 100440 3788776 SH Sole 3788776 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC. COM 45068b109 412668 3398686 SH Sole 3398686 KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. COM 49460W208 65998 3124884 SH Sole 3124884 MACROVISION SOLUTIONS CORP. COM 55611c108 32390 1820677 SH Sole 1820677 MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 60935Y109 20841 17661738 SH Sole 17661738 PRG-SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 69357c503 10739 3781462 SH Sole 3781462 SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COM 78388J106 50433 2164500 SH Sole 2164500 SEI INVESTMENTS COMPANY COM 784117103 30096 2464888 SH Sole 2464888 SYMMETRY MEDICAL, INC. COM 871546206 17479 2770104 SH Sole 2770104 WILLIAMS SONOMA, INC. COM 969904101 38950 3864055 SH Sole 3864055